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This week on Maker Update: a box for translating conversations offline, a dress for translating movement into light, a clock for translating light into time, and a toy for translating your voice into gibberish.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.496]+
=Project of the Week=
Gemma Translator by Google Creative Lab 0:32
https://github.com/google-gemma/gemma-translator
=More Projects=
Polka Dot Electro-Swing Dress with NeoPixels by Erin St. Blaine 2:11
https://learn.adafruit.com/polka-dot-dress-with-neopixels
ChronoBloom by Joe S 3:07
https://github.com/Maestro8484/ChronoBloom
Voicebox FX by Ruiz Brothers and Liz Clark 3:50
https://learn.adafruit.com/voicebox-fx
MurMur by OiO now DIY Build Guide 4:17
https://github.com/oio/murmur-diy
=Tips & Tools=
Esp32-ai by Slava S. 4:55
https://github.com/slvDev/esp32-ai
Gridfinity Carousel by Nich Fugal 5:22
https://www.printables.com/model/698402-gridfinity-carousel
Gridfinity Carousel - Motorized by Nich Fugal 5:44
https://www.printables.com/model/897707-gridfinity-carousel-motorized
=DigiKey Spotlight=
Reinforcement Learning for Robotics Part 2: Train a Balance Bot with PPO by DigiKey and Shawn Hymel 5:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsdceSTRBl4
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This week on Maker Update: a hard case corset, a secret door for cats, making cats out of cardboard, and how to make your 3d printing safer for your cats.
+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.485]+
=Project of the Week=
Wooden Dress for the MET Gala by Xyla Foxlin 0:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v 1ejR5DSWKI
=News=
WPI XRP Medal Challenge 3:15
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/blogs/2026/build-something-awesome-the-wpi-xrp-medal-challenge-is-here
https://www.sparkfun.com/wpi-xrp-medal-challenge
=More Projects=
Secret Cat Door by Morley Kert 3:50
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAycw099agw
Cardboard Lion by Ali Spagnola 4:31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcVfh_bcs1Y
Minimalist Note Device by Paul Lagier 5:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t0k7E7WiOQ
=Tips & Tools=
Safer Resin Printing by Katz Creates 6:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaNxWOZJLws
3d Printing Tips for Stop Motion by Valentin Felder 6:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OXRJwJJz3w
FIFA World Cup Scoreboard by Liz Clark 7:01
https://learn.adafruit.com/led-matrix-fifa-world-cup-scoreboard
=DigiKey Spotlight=
How do Hall Effect Sensors work? 7:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s51tHmFGm_k
Shop Hall Effect Sensors on DigiKey:
https://www.digikey.com/short/5jm0j4j9
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Maker Update is a weekly video series covering news, projects, tips, and events that interest the maker and DIY community.
Find more online:
Blog: http://makerprojectlab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerprojectlab/")
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